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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNALY PORTLAND. ', SATURDAY EVENING. FEDRUARY lg. 1003. C31C$0K1!,: t( . . :, .. . .. I .... ,,,;, , .;, r , .1 nriiMT rnh : , li TTM I VWDCJTrrrtr vn rxTrnnrwr n A avvmn k T.T. rn? A ir - ' r I 1 , ' ' ft II M V M M.. rf -Wis 1 1 ... 1 1 I I V N I I I I V 1 I fi I , 1! , x it '.j 'ff:.. . -, iii wr i . '.: v f j' 'xsf " XxVv 'Attorneys Discorer Tliat a '. Member of Grand Jury "Which Returned Indict ments Is Not Bcsident of Sail Francisco. . T " , (VuHrt Pr Uwfl Wirt.) - Sia TntKiKO, Tb. U.An lrrr ' brttr In th impnlln of th present ' ; rnd Jury, which will In all probabll- ' If v raiult In the dlnmiseal of the Ut ,,lt.tch of Indictment! returned a alnit 4 ,Wlter J. Bartnett, J. uaiieii emwu kind J. W. Treadwell Of the deinot California Safe Depoelt A Truat com-an)-. and poealbly In tha deatrueUon i f the validity of the Mcfarland frand Jury, has been discovered by Attprney lilram Johnson, representing J. Dal "eli Brown, on? of ho jolntlr Indicted ! V ''Sohnson has manared to obtain par- tlal admission from Grand Juror John t V. Hammersmith that hla residenoe Is " In Alameda. Hammersmith maaa every ' ffort oosslble to avoid maklnr this -t damaginc admlislon. but was finally eomered by Johnson and forced to ad- . tult that ha Is a non-resident. v XJyes la Alameda. - Vhen the case of Brown, Bartnett and Treadwell was called this morning , to ask for the dismissal of the indict ments against them. Hammersmith took , the witness-stand, and in response to questions stated that his wife had lived In A lamella for the last seven years. but that he himself resided with his , son in this city part or tne time, ana (hat be spent the other portion of his . time with his wife In Alameda. He admitted, however, that his wife's real IA1 U : forC0DGI.Sai COLDS CURES THROAT hd L(jg DISEASES 8 A VCD HER SON'S UFE My ton Rex tu taken down a year go with long trtmbla. Wt doctored eoxne month without lmprorement. Then I begin firing Dr. Klny'i New Dlecorery, and I toon noticed a change for the better. I kept thla treatment up for a few weeks and now my ion la perfectly well and work, erery day. MRS. SAMP. RIPPEE. Ara, Mo. 80LD AND GUARANTEED DY SKIDMORE DRUG CO. 60o AND $IXX) dence'ls the place which he designates as his home, and naa given u kli residence In the directory. ' Further auestlonlnr revealed the as tnnlehlng fact that Hammersmith had voted m Alameda ever since he resided la that city until last year, when he managed to obtain a transfer to Sun Francisco In order to take part In the last election In favor of the present city administration. rinal not. ' - It was also shown by Johnson that the grand Juror had made affidavit to ' various commercial bodies that his resl- dene was la Alameda. - As a final shot Johnson obtained the - admission from Hammersmith that he had informed the prosecution not later than this morning that his residence ; had been in Alameda for the last six r seven years. Bartnett was called previous to the examination of Hammersmith. Attor ney Oscar Cooper, son of Presiding Judge Cooper of the appellate court, representing . Bartnett. declared that he liad not had time to consider the mo tion to dismiss the indictment, but wo tnai Attorney jonjison was will Ing to allow him to use a motion which iiaa oeen mea in behalf or Brown for his own client and that he would waive . the right to. any technicalities arising Irpm thla mode of procedure. i Swum Sarcastic 4 7 That would be entirely satisfactory tome,"; responded Judge Dunne, "but the appellate court Is awfully partlcu- sn, .uuui .cuiniuaiiiies. you Know. However, I soppoee It is entirely un necessary to make such a remark to you. sir. . Aa thla veHed allusion to his father waa made la a cool voice. Cooper arose Instantly to red v. but umn h .4.1.. ivauBvn- no jet tne aarcaam pass The district attorney waa given until Tuesday morning to make a counter , snowing. FIVE YEARS FOR OXE :- BOTTLE OF WHISKEY And Thla After the Court Gives Ear ...to the Jury's Recommendation j for Mercy. (Rpedal Dlnpitch te Tke Joorn.l.J t Grande. Or., Feb. 1$. In the cir uit court in the case of Thomaa Feath rson. convicted of burg'ar? and steal ing a bottle 1 f whiskey from Mike Nel son saloon at Elgin, the court fol lowed the recommendation of the Jury for mercy and passed sentence, the lowest possible under the charge of Cive years. ' STATE SAVINGS BANK AT BUTTE REOPENS Crack Organisation Which Plays With Multnomah Club's Fast Fire in the Winged "M" Gymnasium Tonight Reading From Left to Right the Players Are: Top Row Coach Murpiy, Loosely, Stevenson, Manager Nelson. Middle Row Van Scoy, Charman, Captain Hathaway, Partington, Strong. Bot tom Row Moore and Watson. nil in IILLIUII 1 11 III WAR OH RODENTS San Francisco Health Com mittee Decides to Wipe Out Eyery Rat ANDERSON ' (United Press Leiwd Wire.) San Francisco, Feb. IB. Tha cltlsens' health committee In a Joint meeting with SO subcommittees among the va rious trade and civic organisations of the city have decided to raise $500,000 to be used in ridding the city of rats. With this money it is proposed to em ploy 760 additional rat catchers, and sanitary innpectora so that every home and place of business in San Franclsoo can be inspected every 48 hours If such a measure should be necessary. it is also proposed that if the addi tional inspectors and rat catchers em ployed do not show a corresponding In crease 10 the number of rats now caught that a bounty in addition to that now riven by the supervisors ba of- ierel for rats, dead or alive." The committee which will have charge of the collection of this large sum and the dispersal of it consists of the executive committee of the altlxens1 health committee and Dr. Rupert Blue. The merchants exchange has already practically guaranteed to subscribe 1100.000 of the 1500,000 to be subscribed. S00 FATE Defendant in Murder Trial Stolid as Sphinx During Speeches. CHILDREN FATALLY B01ED; If HAD IIIIIL IIILUIUII TO FIIID GOLD Santa Monica Capitalists Form Company to Hunt Hidden Treasure. CROPS THIS YEAR I ERMISO 1 11 Water in Cold Springs Res- errOir for Puddling Dam Final Touches. ' (tTnlted rre Leaied Wire.) Butte, Mont., Feb. IB. The State Sav ings bank opened for business this morning, after having been closed since October. . The bank has not been Insol vent a-t any time and all court proceed ings against the officers were dismissed today at the request of the attorney. EeneraL ' 1 1 m " " Eugene Elks Buy a Building. , (Special Dispatch to Tne Journal.) Eugene, Or., Feb. 16. The lodge of Elks has voted to purchase the building In which its hall is located. The build ing is two-story brick structure. The entire rupper story is devoted to lodge purposes, the Elks occupying it ex clusively. : im lower noor is divided Into , two store rooms. The Elks are pianiung. extensive imprvements of the building. A third story will probably A CELEBRATED tT STOMACH IP BITTERS f , medicine' that has thorough- ly. proven tr ability tocure, 'get si bottle of the Bitten. FotJii'ytiTt if his "been cur ing Headache, Heartburn, Insomnia,: Indigestion, Liver Troubles, tostiveness, Colds, Grippe nd : Malaria, Fever and AgueC ;Trf jtj "m'TS1", , '.V ,-,aSKaaSJSJSJBJSJBjaBJBJBJBJBJJBS (Special Dlipitch to Th Jooruil.) Hermlston, Feb. 15. As a result of an experimental run of water through the feed canal Into the Cold Springs reservoir, water Is now backed Into the big basin of the Umatilla project, forming a good-aized pond 10 feet deep. Water was backed into the reservo to give the engineers assurance of supply of water for puddling the earth used in the construction of the big dam. With favorable weather the engineers expect to turn water through the main canal over the drop and Into the res ervoir In two or three weeks. Concrete work Is continuing on the waateway from the reservoir to the canyon below. All over the project forces of men are building structures of concrete. Within the month the en glneers predict they will be able to turn water Into the big pipe line re cently comDleted. and run water through it Into the ditches on the north side of the Hermlston unit of the project, which will insure the settlers water for the next season. ONTARIO MEN WEARY OF OIL WELL SHARPS 1 (Special Dlipafrh to Tbe Journal.) Ontario. Or.. Feb. 15. About 18,000 of the $10,000 to be raised by business men here to organize a company 10 rospect for oil and gas In this vicinity as been suDscriuea ana as soon as me remainder is secured the company will be Incorporated and make arrangements at once to commence arming. Port land, Boise and Pendleton business men are Interested in this company, which will be managed by local men who have become disgusted with promoters who want the people to bear all the ex- Dense while they would reap an me benefit in case oil or gas is found in paying quantities. EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE MORE ROOM (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Eugene. Or., Feb. 16. -The Eugene school board has decided to Duiid to tne high school an addition of brick 84 by u leet. it win give rive more recita tion rooms and about double the capac ity 01 ine aKsemoiy room, wnicn is now crowded to overflowing. The enroll ment of the school Is now over 890, about, 100 more than it was last year. Ditch Company's Election. (spertal mptt to The Journal.) n.vTwt.r:, J-J'- 16 At tho an Frein'lf.,?' "hareholders of the With a face that betrays no sign of feeling, Joseph Anderson today listened to the addresses of the attorneys who are pleading with the Jury that during the last two days has heard the evi dence tending to prove him guilty- of the murder of Harry M. Logan on the Fourth street bridge on the night of October 24. He heard himself de nounced by Deputy District Attorney Adams as a dastardly murderer who de serves to die, and then he heard Attor ney William O. Hale plead for his life. To all of this he listened with equal 1 quiet, sitting back in his chair and looklna- stralarht ahead. The Jury has no explanation in the form of testimony from the defense as to the many links or evidence tending to connect Anderson with the crime of which he Is accused. When the state closed its case yesterday afternoon his attorneys called Detectives Tlchenor and Jones for a few Questions, and then announced "Wa rest" Anderson was not called to the stand to tell about his whereabouts on the night of the murder, and no other witnesses were brought in to weaken the case of the state. All that remains is for the Jury to say whether the evidence presented by the state proves all the elements of tne charge. Deputy District Attorney Adams bo gan his opening address to the Jury when Judge Bronaugh took the bench this morning and spoke for nearly two hours In an analysis or the evidence. The remainder of the forenoon session was ocoupled bv William G. Hal, who Is associated with J. A. Jeffrey for the defense. When Hale finished this afternm Jeffrey began the closing ar gument for the defense, to be followed by the final speech of the prosecutor and the Instructions of the court. The case probably will not go to the Jury until near niehtrall. Attorney Hale In his speech elab orated the theory that the detectives sought out a "victim' to try for the murder of Logan, and picked out An derson, who Is poor and friendless, dls- Baby Killed and Eight-Year-Old Aunt Cannot Sur vive Injuries. (United Press Leased Wirt.) Riverside, Cal., Feb. 16. In a fire that destroyed the home of Otis Young at Elsir.ore last night his 2-year-old son, Gordon, was burned to death, and Elizabeth Stewart, the 8-year-old sister of Mrs. Toung. was so frightfully burned 'that she will die. Mrs. Young was alone with the two children when the flames broke out. Throwing the oldest child out of o window, she leaped out herself and ran to a nelghbrs for assistance. In her distracted state she could not find the younger child. Keturnlng she found Elizabeth lrlne Deiisam me winaow unconscious from me ran and terribly burned. Her re covery is Impossible. The boy was found burned to a crisp 1U J1IS UCO, The mother Is demented over the loss 01 ner cnna and home. A candle left burning near the win dow curtains is believed to have caused the fire. (United Press Leased Wire.) Santa Monica, Cal., Feb. 15. This city has on of the most unique treasure- hunting companies In existence, accord lag to on of its officials. ' The Sants Monica Treasure Hunting association recently formed hers with G. C. Steele, a prominent capitalist, as president and u. a. warren as treasurer, proposes to employ all the clairvoyants who can pass the test, and put them at work seeking nldden or lost treasure, wnicn the promoters claim to know the ap proximate location of. Southern Cali fornia Is particularly rich In legendary It Is claimed, proof of tho existence oi many cacnes, ranging in value rrom $25,000 up to more than $500,000. ROBBER SENTENCED With an Electric Toaster On the Breakfast Table You Can Make Your Toast Just as You Like It (Continued from Page One.) MORE AMERICAN MONEY (Continued from Page One.) came from Washington to attend th wedding. Other guests nresent 1 number Of reron nf nrnmlnsnt 4m New York's moat Yrhmiv cles. The marrlnff-A r,f r I . flhnnt. mA , t. Due de Chaulnes is tha culmlnn Hnn of an international romance which has attracted widespread Interest for months. It Is said to be a genuine love uinivn. ana naturaiiv tha rnnn. nf lnv. did not tun smoothly. It was In Eu rope while traveling with her mother and sister, that Miss Bhonts first met the Due do Chaulnes. The vounir nohle- man was of handsome appearance and lancinating manner, with tha arfiii t. imciion 01 est and families. belonging to one of the old moat arletocratlo of French Papa Objected. When Miss Shnnts carding everything that might point to I ica It was evident that she had left her mo gum 01 nnyone eise. e pioKeo i Jiari on me otner side of the water. riaws in tne evidence or tne state, line strong attachment hotnroan tho claiming mat tne witnesses were mis- young people nad become so well known taken on important points and that uiat rumors of their engagement be they had failed to connect Anderson came at once current. Wnt tha f.tk.. with the crime to such an extent that of the young lady, an American, -of the me jury cannot say mat ne is guilty De- I nuruiesi type, one wno has worked his yona a reasonaDie oouDt. rpe, way from the bottom of the ladder up to the class In Which onlv m111lnnnlr and railroad presidents are eligible, had ' jur a uuea son-in-iaw. And. furthermore, he made no concealment of told the truth of his connection with the affair." Sentencs Suspended. Mr. McGarrv. counsel for the de fendant, agreed with Mr. Bristol, and the result was the recommendation of both attorneys to tho court that sen tence be suspended, during which time K.rgieston should take the cure. "It is apparent to me that you are not a main In full possession of your mental faculties," Judge Wolverton said in his admonishment to Kggleston. "This la no doubt due to excesses in the use of narcotics. A man of your age should not have allowed himself to reach such a condition. "Under these conditions I will sen tence you to five years at McNeil's Is land with the understanding that the sentence be suspended six months to en able you to take tho cure as recom mended by Mr. Bristol and Mr. McQar ry. During this time you shall report to the court every 30 days. In company with the person or persons in whose charge you shall be. Ecgieston stated to tne court mat when he had received the stamps he was not aware that they had been stolen. Later, he said, he had been tormented bv detectives of the city de. partment who met him every few days and announced to him that he had a three-year term in the penitentiary star ing him in the face. T'I couldn't stand the strain," Eggle ston said, "and I worried a great deal. Consequently, I took to drink." Mr. McGarry informed the court the young man had a relative who had romlsed to aeiray ine expenses 01 a eeley cure. REAR ROOM SALOONS (Continued from Page One.) . Robber of His Carlos. Tne nonce have been notified that n suitcase containing articles valued at Klj! '"JA-,n tha matt,r- between $40 and $50 was stolen yester day afternoon from behind the desk In Rtmnrta that mo aaugnter was to marry the x-1 ciivu liouimiitn were denied oy Mr. Shonta aa ranidlv an thev war rlm lated. articles were the property of John Mc- The. objection of Mr. Shonta was sup. fnerson. a discharged hlue.lacket who f;1 .." l"Bl or nls eiaer aaugnter, was a gueRt at the hostelry. McPher- J1,Ba marguerite, wnne Mrs. Bhonts was son naa stopped over in this city for a I "cn'il".v unuersioou 10 oe an arnent few rtnvs while An tho vL-a-a in ih. 1 supporter of the DrosnectlvB alllnnn home of his parents in Boston. Beside But lne objection of the elder daughter the onl nis aiscnarge papers the suitcase con- t?,uveu unB weK unit in tne cnam. The ! testify tamed a numner or curios nlrkert nn nauines was never ror dv ivicrner8on wnne tne shin to which he was attached was on the Asiatic n tnn. ment discouraged. He followed his loved one to America and for many wc':s con- station. There Is no clue to the Identity tinued his wooing under the ver of the sneak thief. Thinks lie Was Misquoted. Engineer Zimmerman, of the South ern Pacific train which was wrecked last Tuesday near Forest Grove, states that he did not intend to give the im pression that the west side track where the wreck occurred was In poor shane. I Deneve mat i was misunderstood ratner and declared herself in favnr nt wnen 1 was maae to sav tnat it was me matcn. uniy tnen did Mr. Shonts well known that the west side track Klve hla consent to the marriage, where- s not or tne dohi, eaia Zimmerman, i upon ine young nooieman played his 'and I am certain that I would not trump card for favor by declaring that of the objecting parent. Mr. Shonts meanwhile busied himself In looking tin tho past history and reputation of the titled swain. The lnformatl nn ha m. ceived from abroad furnished little round to. strengthen his objections. till he did not give In. The Dersistent nuuer was put to ine test oi a long ac quaintance and stood it well. And finally Miss Marguerite went to h.r it would be warranted In revoking TTrlli' license Chairman Cottel stood up and said that he had visited Fritz' place and found it "a very immoral place, and one that was harmful to public mor als." Then be sat down, after saying that he uld not think tne license should be revoked. He wanted Frits to promise that he would be better In the future. Frits promised just as he promised the municipal court then promptly proceeded to break his prom la. One of tha strange features of the hearing against Fritz was that he was person wno was anowea to lthout being placed under oath. Judge Cameron and every other officer of the city who testiried was compelled to take an oath to tell the truth, but the committee in its eager THE ELECTRIC TOASTER Is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide and stands 6 inches high. Elegantly finished in black, with nickel trimmings; equipped with cord and plug, ready for immediate use. It will toast three slices of bread at one time, and may be connected to any electric lamp socket. Price of Electric Toaster, Q 1 AA with all equipment tt)4s)Ul Cost of Current Will Not Exceed ONE CENT AN HOUR for Convenience in the Household Electric Devices Are Unsurpassed-They Save Time, Labor and Money 7 ELECTRIC HEATING PADS ELECTRIC FLATIRONS " ELECTRIC COFFEE PERCOLATORS J ELECTRIC CHAFING DISHES T V ELECTRIC RADIATORS BABY MILK WARMERS ;T ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINE MOTORS On Sale at ' Company's Supply Department, 147-149 Sev enth St. Call Telephones Main 6688, A5517 for information Portland Railway, tight & Power Co. am sure that I was misunderstood, my point being that anyone could go up there and see for himself how things were." any dowry with his bride. The Bricklayers' and Masons' Inter national Union of America has Indorsed the postal savings bank idea. EatSfowly, Eat Regularly, Eat Intelligently EAT GRAPE- NUTS 'There's a Reason" SUPPLIES FOR SHIPS ARE SENT TO CAVITE (USited Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Feb. 16. Announcement wa made today that 2,200 tons of sup plies are now en route to Cavlte. In the Philippines, to be held there pendtna- the arrival of Rear Admiral Rvan.- At lantic fleet on its trip around the world. Supplies are also being concentrated at San Francisco In sufficient quanti ties to stock the fleet on Its trip to the Islands. nss to dismiss ine case against ir. j did not even swear him, and after ask ing a few questions he was allowed to go free. Frits promied that he would comply with the saloon and theatre laws to the letter; that he would not permit wo men to ga.her In the boxes and drink with rrequeniers oi mo pisvee; mai ne would Dersonallv see that the law was not violated at his place. In exchange for his good conduct the council al lowed him to retain his lioense. .A visit to Frits' place last night oni ftTrn ( 909 Main OBXOOV OTTT, OS. DHAIll.ll 1 OFFICES 604 Portland Bonlevavdi, ST. JOSSS, OB. 0. W. cor. SJtat and Commercial Sts SAUaC, OB. tO Kala TJUrOOVYXB, WABX. showed that women were In the boxes drinkitur -lth men: that the screen around Fritz' office did not completely shut It off from tho saloon, and that Fire From Defective Flue. A defective flue In the residence of C. a. uray, zt7 worth Twenty-fourth street, caused a fire shortly after 10 o'clock last night that damaged the building" and contents to the amount of approximately x,uuu. -ine greatei tion of the loss Is due to damage por- by fire and water to the expensive fnnishlngs of the rooms reached by VfXs blaze. We Sell tttbl on the positive guarantee that if it does not give satis faction we will return the entire amount of money paid us for it. We mean this and ask all those who are sick and need strength to try it with this understanding. Woodard, Clarke 4 Co, Portland, Or. Frits was nresent In the saloon, saw all that was going on, and did not at tempt to stop it. When the matter of dtsmlsslnjr Frltr case jerore tne commutes came up. Councilman Vaughn moved that Frits be compelled to shut up the slid ing door between tns saioon ana- tne at re and that he be ordered to stop women from "rustung- annus in tne boxes. The committee So voted and Frits promised that he would do so. That ha has not can be seen by the councilman any night they choose to visit the resort. Tom Fallon, proprietor of a hangout for crooks, thugs and bunko men of all types, was before the committee and It was recommended that his license be revoked. Then Fallon ram In and asked to be allowed to transfer his li cense to J. A. Duffy, his bartendervJ Fallon presented a bin or sale to show that he naa soia tne piace to .furry. aw Winked At The council winked at the bill of sale and allowed tne transrer, out council man Wills, :n signing it, said that he would do S3 only on the ground that Fallon never enter the place again. Councilman Wills said that If Fallon was ever seen is tha place again he would ask that the license be rs-voked. A visit to Fallon's place last night foMnA Fallon at one of the slot ma chines explaining the working of the mechanism o two men. iFallon de clared that he had sold out, but his appearance In th4 saloon Indicated that the transfer of the license was nothing more than a fake, as Councilman Mene fee called It. That these saloonkeepers at least do not fear any further action was shown by tha manner n vhirh Conrad . ap peared behind tha bar at ills resort la Fun, Frolic and Foolishness I MASQUERADE I Expo Rink Tonight I una session and masks on sal at rink. white apron; by the way Mts winked at the broken promises going on undor his eyes, and Fallon's presence In his own place, JAPS SAY THEL ARE ABUSED BY CANADA Toklo, Feb. 15. Responding to the Protests following the rttnHnn nt .Tnn. anese Immigrants at Victoria, B. C, th foreign office has Instructed Morlkawa. tn Japanese consul In Vancouver, to Investigate the comnlalnte maris In tha British possession and forward a report on the situation. Schilling's Best is sold in packages only, never in bulk. Your grocer returns your money II rou don't like It; w pay blm.